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Prime editing alters DNA directly inside a person for the first time

Nature News · 2026-10-22
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Prime Medicine has used prime editing inside a person’s body for the first known time. The clinical trial treatment rewrote DNA in liver cells to remove a mutation that prevents patients with Wilson disease from clearing excess copper. Initial results are expected in 2027.

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Source: Nature News · via ahirlevel.hu

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